If I had to pick a highlight of last night’s Emmy Awards — well, it probably wouldn’t be this. But Josh Groban’s medley of 30 TV show theme songs was just nutty and random enough to merit posting a clip here. After all, it’s not every day you see a serious singer like Groban reduced to such corniness.
From last night’s Real Time with Bill Maher:
How some people can still be undecided in this race is beyond me.
You knew this one was coming. Michael Phelps hosts the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, and among other things, they make fun of how much he eats. The jokes are predictable, but I still enjoyed the skit.
http://www.hulu.com/embed/lzLNLsEH1aCYQmfOf55bBw
Welcome back, Saturday Night Live. And of course, welcome back, Tina Fey. No surprise, Fey’s Sarah Palin impression is dead-on. This skit was really great last night.
http://www.hulu.com/embed/wyUOSXxioQGZEeIn9cTcyw/0
I love it when people don’t realize that the camera may be off, but the microphones are still on. Here are Republican consultant Mike Murphy and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan on MSNBC talking about what an awful choice Sarah Palin is for John McCain’s running mate.
It’s finally here … September 2, a.k.a. 9/02, the day of the new 90210‘s premiere. I’ve got a lot of love for the original series — I watch the reruns every weekend, I own the first three seasons on DVD (because when the cast went to college, the show started its long descent), and I like to drive by the Walsh house whenever I go out to L.A. So suffice it to say, I’m quite excited to see the new series tonight.
That said, my expectations are low. What I’m hoping for is that the old-timers, like Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty and Joe E. Tata, are so popular that fans are more fond of them than the new kids, so the show becomes more like 90210 Classic, and soon all the old cast comes back — even those who’ve stated they have no interest in returning. Will that happen? Probably not. But I’m eager to see Kelly and Brenda, as well as the new Peach Pit (it’s now a coffee shop, apparently, but Nat is still there. And by the third episode, one of the main characters will be working there too), and to watch Jackie Taylor fall off the wagon again. I hope we’ll learn the answers to important questions like what’s up with Steve and Andrea, is Val still a bad girl, did Brandon track down and marry Emily Valentine, and are Jim and Cindy still living in Hong Kong?
I’m rooting for this new 90210, and hoping it will be good — not just so-bad-it’s-good good. The show airs tonight from 8–10 on The CW (yes, it’s a two-hour premiere episode). My DVR is set just in case, but you know I’ll be watching in real time. Woo hoo!
For the past few weeks, due to construction, the outbound B-line has been stopping at Lake Street and not going all the way into the Boston College T stop. I’m surprised no one’s been hit by a car yet.
I recently started using vanilla-flavored toothpaste, and I really like the taste of it. Is that wrong, or is that the whole point: that if I like the taste, maybe I’ll brush more often.
I have nearly 325 friends on Facebook now. How did that happen?
Bruce Springsteen’s in the neighborhood this weekend dropping his kid off at BC. I wonder what the chances are that I’ll see Bruce at White Mountain Creamery.
I love John McCain’s choice of VP. Can someone just declare Barack Obama the winner now and spare us the next 65 or so days of campaigning?
For the first time in about eight years, I’m living on Comm Ave on Labor Day weekend. Oh, the horror. I guess summer’s officially over now.
Any chance Dustin Pedroia is going to be the AL MVP this year? I sure think so. (And just fyi: I’ve been saying this for weeks now. I’m not on the bandwagon — I’m leading it.)
The new 90210 starts on Tuesday night. Not sure I could be more excited.
Why can’t every weekend be three days long?
If this November is going to be the first time you vote in an election, then this video’s for you. (If this is not going to be your first time voting in an election, don’t worry — you can watch too.)
http://www.cnn.com/video/savp/evp/?loc=dom&vid=/video/politics/2008/08/17/loftv.daughtry.video.cnn
I’ll admit it: I’ve come down with an acute case of Olympic Fever. I’m nowhere near obsessed, but I’ve definitely watched more of the games than I ever thought I would. It’s all been pretty exciting. And while I think there’s been waaaaaaaaaaaay too much Michael Phelps coverage already — c’mon, NBC, can’t we have just one Phelps-free day? — my favorite part of the coverage so far was last night when Bob Costas read off what Phelps’ typical breakfast is. I’m not making this up.
“Three sandwiches of fried eggs, cheese, lettuce, tomato, fried onions and mayonnaise, one omelet, a bowl of grits, and three slices of french toast with powdered sugar. Then he washes it down with three chocolate chip pancakes.”
In total, the guy eats between 8,000 and 10,000 calories a day. Wow. And apparently, he has a hard time packing on the pounds, too. I wish I had his problem, and I eat just a fraction of what Phelps does. Amazing. Not only is he an impressive athlete, but he’s also got the best diet in the entire world. He washes it down with three pancakes? It’s official: Michael Phelps is my hero.
Here’s a clip to help me make my point.
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